The AFL Coaches Association’s AFL Champion Player Award is an award voted by the 18 coaching panels on a 5,4,3,2,1 basis after each home and away game, acknowledging outstanding effort by an individual player in a season.
Carlton
West Coast Eagles
North Melbourne
Brisbane Lions
Western Bulldogs
Sydney Swans
Fremantle
Richmond
St Kilda
Melbourne
Adelaide Crows
Hawthorn
Essendon
Geelong Cats
Collingwood
Port Adelaide
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | Steve Johnson | GEEL |
| 50 | Gary Ablett | GEEL |
| 46 | Chris Judd | CARL |
| 44 | Nick Riewoldt | STK |
| 40 | Nick Dal Santo | STK |
| 38 | Lenny Hayes | STK |
| 38 | Sam Mitchell | HAW |
| 35 | Leigh Montagna | STK |
| 32 | Matthew Boyd | WB |
| 32 | Paul Chapman | GEEL |
| 31 | Warren Tredrea | PORT |
| 30 | Dane Swan | COLL |
| 29 | Jason Akermanis | WB |
| 29 | Aaron Davey | MELB |
| 29 | Joel Selwood | GEEL |
| 28 | Jobe Watson | ESS |
| 27 | Brendon Goddard | STK |
| 27 | Simon Goodwin | ADEL |
| 27 | Paul Hasleby | FRE |
| 27 | Marc Murphy | CARL |